How to pronounce “no contest”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• (US, law) A plea in a criminal case which means that the defendant admits no guilt but is no longer contesting the charges brought against him/her.
• (US, law) A clause in a will that imposes a penalty of forfeiture against any beneficiary who challenges the will.
• (boxing, historical) The result of a boxing bout, promoted as an exhibition when the sport of boxing was illegal, when a knockout did not occur.
• (boxing) A bout that the referee cancels early, either due to a serious injury early in the fight or due to a lack of action
• An election in which the candidate runs unopposed.
• [Interjection]
• Used to indicate that a competition or comparison is one-sided and so its outcome is too obvious to be interesting.
• (emphatic) Expresses lack of doubt (i.e., certainty) in a choice between options or preferences.

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

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